Conducts on going university research on the antibacterial, antiviral, and antifungal attributes of essential oils. Some
of this research has been published in such scientific journals as the Journal of Essential Oil Research.
What are Essential Oils?
Plants contain complex and powerful substances known as the living essence of the plant or essential oil.
Essential 0ils are the concentrated form of these volatile aromatic liquid compounds produced
by plants - the easily evaporated essences that give plants their wonderful scents.
Each of these complex precious liquids is extracted from oil "sacs" in flowers, leaves, stems, roots, seeds, wood and bark of a particular species
of plant life.
They differ significantly from the well-known vegetable, nut and seed oils which are made up of various fatty acids (essential oils are not)
.
Each plant species originates in certain regions of the world, with particular environmental conditions and neighboring fauna and flora.
The result is a very diverse library of aromatic compounds, with some essential oils being made up of more than one hundred distinct organic
chemicals.
Essential Oils are the healing life force of the plant and are 50 times (50X) or more powerful than the
raw plant itself. They are also vital for a plant to grow, live, evolve, and adapt to its surroundings.
These oils are released by the plant to fight infection,
as a chemical defense against fungal, viral, and animal foes or to initiate cellular regeneration when it is torn or bruised much like our blood
does when we get a cut or scratch. The essential oils contain trace elements of nutrients, hormones, enzymes, vitamins, minerals and antibodies.
They have anti-fungal, antiseptic, anti-oxidant, anti-bacterial and natural chelating abilities.
They have immune-stimulating properties and can increase ozone and negative ions in the air. Yet despite
their foliar origins, essential oils have a similar structure to some compounds found in blood and tissues, thus allowing them to be compatible
with our own physiology. They bring oxygen, nutrients and other therapeutic elements along with them to the cells.
"Essential Oils can be detected in all the cells of the body 21 minutes after application".
In many European countries today, essential oils are used in clinics and hospitals. Researchers at The Pasteur Institute have discovered,
for instance, that oils of Thyme, Clove, Mint, Marjoram, Pine and Oregano strongly inhibit the microbes that cause Tuberculosis,
Cholera and Staphylococcal infections. In tests at Weber University, Cinnamon oil has proven more effective than Ampicillin in inhibiting the
growth of Staphylococcal infections and unlike conventional antibiotic drugs, essential oils tend to leave beneficial bacteria intact while
killing disease producing bacteria (pathogens). Additionally, bacteria do not acquire resistance to the oils as they do with antibiotics.
Today when so many illnesses and bacteria are becoming resistant to antibiotics, the therapeutic effects of essential oils and their
immune-boosting abilities may be just what we need.
If you would like to . . .
- Reduce stress
- Enhance your vitality
- Support your immune system
- Improve your mental clarity
- Soothe digestion
- Protect against colds and flu
- Decrease insomnia
- Kill mold, bacteria, and obnoxious odors
- Soothe cuts, scrapes and burns
- Lift your energy and mood
- Raise your level of motivation
- Relieve aches and pains
- Ease stress and anxiety
- Rejuvenate skin
- Balance and relax your whole body
. . . then please consider True Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils!
Unfortunately, not all essential oils are created equal. Most of the essential oils on the market are what is called "perfume quality" or
"fourth & fifth quality" oils. This includes oils found in health food stores
To maintain all of the therapeutic qualities, it
must be extracted by steam distillation using extremely low pressure & low heat so as not to defile the quality of the oil.
Many people think that when they buy an oil that is labeled as "pure" they are getting good oils. This is far from true.
Why Young Living Farms Produces Their Own Oils
To guarantee a supply of pure therapeutic-grade essential oils, Young Living cultivates their own herbs organically
grown on farmland uncontaminated by chemical fertilizers, fungicides or herbicides. Irrigation is preformed with clean
mountain water. An advanced mix of enzymes, minerals, and organic biosolids are used to
build and maintain the soil. Freshly harvested plant material is steam distilled by using a costly, slow, low-pressure,
low temperature process that will preserve the fragile complex chemistry of the essential oil.
Heat may alter or destroy certain constituents of the oils and thus any therapeutic benefit may not be achieved therefore
Cold-air diffusion methods are recommended.
Young Living has an animal farm and zoo which produces lots of manure for NATURAL fertilizer for the soil.
No chemical fertilizers are ever used.
Uncompromising Quality Control
Every batch of essential oils received at Young Living's
laboratories - whether grown at the Young Living farms or in a foreign country - is quarantined, inspected, and tested for purity
and quality with both organoleptic and chemical analysis. Samples are sent to independent laboratories for analysis by
state-of-the-art, high-resolution gas chromatography, mass spectroscopy, and infrared spectra analysis. These test unmask the
chemical anatomy of each oil, helping to expose oils that may be unpure, adulterated, or even
improperly distilled. Some oils are subjected to further levels of testing at labs in England, France and at Weber State University.
Altogether, oils can go through five separate levels of quality analysis before they are released.
A Strong Commitment to Oil Purity
Young Living Essential Oils - 100% Certified Organic with it's own organic research farms in Idaho and Utah,
where Gary Young designed and built the first stainless steel vertical steam distiller in North America.
Young Living is the only company in the world that organically grows from seed , harvests, distills, formulates, packages,
educates and distributes products with essential oils.
Today's Essential Oil
Research has confirmed centuries of practical use of essential oils, and we now know that the 'fragrant pharmacy' contains compounds with an extremely broad range of biochemical
effects. There are about three hundred essential oils in general use today by professional practitioners, though the average household could fulfill all its likely needs with 10 (for wound
healing, cold fighting, insect repelling, calming children and the like), perhaps 20 if their use were a touch more esoteric (for deepening meditation, enhancing yoga practice, etc).
Using Essential Oils
The most effective way to use most essential oils is by external application or inhalation, though some can be very beneficial when taken internally if they are "FDA approved".
The methods used include body oils, compresses, cosmetic lotions, baths (including hand and foot baths), hair rinses, inhalation (by steam, direct from the bottle or from
a tissue), perfumes and room sprays. Essential oils are VERY potent - some will cause skin irritation or have other harmful effects if not used properly. Unless specifically noted,
it is best to dilute all essential oils in a carrier of base oil like
Almond, Jojoba or Apricot Kernel before applying to the skin - appropriate
dilution is usually only 1 - 10% essential oil in carrier. For inhalation, a diffuser is effective for releasing
essential oils into your environment - a very pleasant way of creating a particular atmosphere.
Essential oils, when used properly, can be of fantastic benefit - we hope you enjoy your exploration of Pure Pharmesutical Grade Young Living
Essential Oils!
